figures of speech
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Figurative LanguageFigurative language is language that
uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the
literal interpretation.
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Simile
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by
like or as
The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky
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Idiom
The language peculiar to a group of people
She sings at the top of her lungs
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Metaphor Comparing two things by
using one kind of object or using in place of another to
suggest the likeness between them
Rollercoaster of emotions
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Hyperbole
Big exaggeration, usually with humor between
them
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
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Personification
Giving something human qualities
The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close
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Onomatopoeia
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound
associated with it
buzz, hiss, roar, woof
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Alliteration The repetition of usually
initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring
words or syllables
The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by.